Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Memorial OF the Constitutional
Convention Of Utah the Subject Of
Debate In the Senafe.
Senators Gall and Edmunds Give End Take
with Gall Master &C the Day-Ehs
Blair Bill Taken Up.
Fiftisth Congress.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Messages from
the President were presented with COM
municstions from the Secretary of State
in reference to the invitation to this gov
eminent to appoint delegates to the inter-
national exposition Of laoor to be held in
Barcelona, Spain, il April, 1888, and
commencing the Secretary's suggestion
to the favorable consideration of Con-
gress, and in reference to the invitation
from her Britannia Majesty to this gov
eminent to participate il the information
al exposition TO be held in Melbourne in
1883 to celebrate the centennial of the
foundation of New South Wales, the first
Australian colony. The messages were
r ferred to the committee on foreign re-
lations.
Numerous petitions from various
states were presented in favor of Blsir's
educational bill and d proposition from
citizens of Pennsylvania protesting
agains. the admission of Utah as O state.
Mr.. Allison, from the committee on
finance, reported bill to regulate the
importation of foreign merchandise, to
secure uniformity IN the classification
thereof and for otner purposes, the same
6S buC JILL LAG shlo IL
WAS en- original bill which Affected
materially the laws in reference to i'm
porters. The bill IVES plsced On the
calendar.
Mr.. Davis, from the COM
mittee on pensions, reported
the bill to place the name OF Mrs. Logan,
widow of General John A. Logan, on the
pension roll at the late Of $4,000 year
.eI- sAa Inv @f,fn
ton.
Mr.. Berry objected and the bill was
plsced on the calendar.
Mr.. Edmunds asked thst tie postal
telegraph bill introduced by him be taken
from the table and referred to the post
Office committee. The bill was SO re-
ferred as we'll as the bill On the same
subject introduced by Mr.. Cullom.
The resolution offered by Mr. Call yes
terday to prlntingItoe Congress sionslRecoro
the memorial OF the constitutions con-
vention OF Utah WAS called up by that
gentleman who asked that 1t now be
adopted.
MT. Edmunds preferred that the reso-
luton be referred TO the committee on
territories which now had jurisdiction On
the subject.
Mr. Call argued that it was due to the
community of 100000 people TO have its
view fairly presented. He understood
that less than per cent. of these people
were guilty of practices on the assump-
tion of which the objection of the Senator
from Vermont We 8 based He would now
read the memorial to insure its punlica-
tion in the Record and to show that there
was nothing Objectionable in it. He
thereupon read the memorial. He added
that the Senator Of Vermont knew there
was nothing in the memorial disresp CT
full to Congress and there was no reason,
right or justice Why the Senate should
refuse TO hear petition OF 200, 900 Ameri
can citizens.
Mr.. Edmupds replied TO Mr.. Call with
some ssperitv. After considerable dis
cussion Mr. Call withdrew his resolution
as he had attained his object, in reading
the Utah memorial himself.
Dir. Blair then moved tn take up his ed
ucstion bill Agreed to. Yeas 81, nays Is.
Without further action The Senate pro-
ceeded to executive business.
TIE HOUSE.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 20.-Mr. Brumm
of Pennsylvania offered preamble and
resolution recitiDg that it is currently re-
ported that the coal operators in the Lee
high region are now importing or are
about to import 1000 Belgian miners
under contract to take the place of the
miners now on strike in that Sec
tion. That the striking miners- hsve
used every endeavor to have 8
settlement Of the differences
by arbitration, and that the operators
have positively refused to enter into arbl
tration, and requesting the President to
notify the officials OF the Treasury Depart
ment of these facts and urge them to use
special Efforts to prevent the landing OF
the Belgian miners and TO see that the
law against the importation of labor IN
der contract is strictly enforced. Re-
ferred to the committee on labor.
Mills of Texas moved an adjournment.
stating that he did so in order to enable
the committee on rules to meet and de-
eide upon their report, which would
probably be submitted tomorrow. The
motion was agreed 20 and the House ad-
jourHed.